Bridging Medical Sciences and Humanities/Social Sciences VI: Technologies of Self-Care, Screening, and Surveillance

June 11, 2018

As the "medicalization" of society progresses and various clinical techniques are used as technologies to reflect on, care for, and monitor the self, how is our sense of self being transformed? We will welcome Dr. Jeremy Greene, a physician and medical historian who has led historical research on disease and medicine, to discuss the various politics surrounding "self-care" with researchers in Japan. In addition to researchers, educators, and students in the fields of medical sciences and the humanities and social sciences, we broadly welcome the participation of anyone interested in bridging clinical practice with the humanities and social sciences. No pre-registration is required and participation is free, so we encourage you to attend.

Planning, Management, and Moderation: Junko Kitanaka and Sayaka Mihara

The 7th Keio Symposium on Bridging Humanities, Social Sciences and Medicine: Technologies of Self-Care, Screening, and Surveillance

Date: June 16, 2018 (Saturday) 13:00-17:00

Place: Global Research Lab, East Research Building 6th floor, Keio University (Mita campus): Mita Campus: Keio University (Building #3) No Fee/Pre-registration Required

Introduction: 13:00 Junko Kitanaka (Dept. of Human Sciences, Faculty of Letters, Keio University) & Sayaka Mihara (Keio University Graduate School of Human Relations)

Part I: Anthropology of Medicine

13:10-13:40

Shuko Higashijima (Graduate School of Human Relations, Keio University) Practicing “Secular Zen”：The Meanings of Sitting and Participation in Zazenkai

13:40-14:10

Katsuya Kushihara (Dept. of Information Management, Tokyo Online University) Treating Mild Anxiety: Patients' Ambivalence of Dependence and Autonomy

14:20-14:50

Miho Ushiyama (Dept. of Human Relations, Faculty of Human Relations, Otsuma Women's University) The Countermovement to 'Pharmaceuticalization': Steroid Withdrawal Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in Tokyo

Part II: History of Medicine

14:50-15:20

Eri Nakamura (Graduate School of Human Relations, Keio University) Broken Soldiers in the "Emperor's Army": War Neurosis and Military Psychiatry during the Asia-Pacific War

15:30-16:30

Comments & General Discussion: Junko Kitanaka (Dept. of Human Sciences, Faculty of Letters, Keio University) & Sayaka Mihara (Keio University Graduate School of Human Relation)

This symposium is organized by the Global Research Center of Logic and Sensibility at Keio University and is funded by JSPS Kakenhi 16KT0123.